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Green hairy algae removers?
After 2-3 months, we are just now getting rid of the green hair algea. a couple things we learned: 1)Don't put any faith in a phosphate reading of "0" because the algea is using all available phospates to take over your tank leaving little-to-none to be measured. 2)Unless you really want that...- Clownfish Em
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New Skimmer!
Skimmy, Define "tinkering". Does that mean making some minor adjustments or taking the whole thing out of the sump? In short- will it require more or less than 6 four-letter words to tinker with it? It is at least 45 minutes to partly disconnect and then reconnect the sumps just to get...- Clownfish Em
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FYI...
So what are the best alternatives for T5s? Suggestions for a 2'x2'x6' reef with SPS and LPS corals considering most vibrant colors, best growth of the corals, AND doesn't hang from the ceiling?- Clownfish Em
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New Skimmer!
Hey Goat, where were you a year ago when we were mulling that one over???? Only kidding. Actually, we have had these for about a year. They were highly recommended by the LFS who has given us pretty much 100% good advice in retrospect. We have some LPS and SPS corals and so far, we are quite...- Clownfish Em
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New Skimmer!
skimmer gurus, I could use some help deciding on a new skimmer. I have asked a couple of people who are quite trustworthy and have narrowed it down to a few choices. Since I would need to partly disassemble the sumps I only want to do this once, so a little overkill would be ok. The fine...- Clownfish Em
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